A new year can give us renewed hope as a time for starting over. Of course there is nothing magical about January 1 that takes all of your bad habits or actions and does away with them. But we can have a sense of renewal when the calendar resets to day 1 of 365. It's a good time to set some new goals, or to fix things that we may not like about ourselves.
In reality, there is only one way to truly wipe the slate clean with a genuine, legitimate, and absolute new beginning. It is through the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for you on the cross. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. God truly does make all things new. He doesn't just overlook your sin when you come into a relationship with Him. He paid for it. He gave His life so that you could live.
If you have not given your life to Christ and know Him as your savior, I pray that as this new year begins you will not hesitate to accept His offer, the greatest gift ever given to mankind. This is your chance at the greatest once upon a time you could ever live out... for all eternity.
Ephesians 4:22–24 (NASB) that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
Pastor Mike Deese
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